Bartender- Devils Backbone Backyard

Here at Devils Backbone Brewing Company, we’re a family of beer brewers & pourers, food makers & servers, packagers, shippers, and lots of other job functions. We currently operate 2 locations: Basecamp Brewpub in Roseland, VA & The Outpost Production Brewery in Lexington, VA. We are excited to open our third location, The Backyard, in Charlottesville! Devils Backbone is a wonderful place to develop your talents & build your career, as well as have fun with a hard-working family.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible paid time off
• Medical, dental & vision insurance available immediately
• Employer paid short term disability
• 401K up to 6% match
• Generous parental leave options
• Uniforms & PPE provided, based on position
• Safety shoes allowance, based on position
• Learning & development opportunities
• Employee discounts at restaurant locations
• Employee discounts on merchandise
• BEER!

Position Summary

The Tap Room Server/Bartender is an energetic, customer-centered position that works directly with guests in our Tap Room. This position works a variety of hours/shifts, and focuses on ensuring a memorable experience for all guests through serving great beer and food, selling merchandise, and providing tours of the Brewery. The Tap Room Server/Bartender has great energy and the ability to develop a thorough knowledge of the brewing process, the equipment that DBBC possesses to make beer and Ready To Drink cocktails (RTD), and the beverage industry as a whole. Once trained, this position works somewhat autonomously, and is expected to identify needs as they arise throughout the shift. Base wage $7.50/hour.

Daily Duties, Functions, Responsibilities

• Wait on tables, bartend and host.
• Maintain high levels of customer service.
• Ensure that all the customer service functions (tours, bartending, merchandise sales, food sales, etc.) are coordinated throughout each day.
• Provides tours of the brewery and Outpost facility.
• Contributes to a fun working environment.
• Cleans the Tap Room.
• Stocks beer and merchandise.
• Ensures adequate kegs, moves kegs, and taps kegs.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of company products (beer, RTD’s, food, and merchandise).
• Excellent personal communication skills.
• Self-motivator.
• The ability to deal with challenging situations when necessary.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and guests.
• Basic to Intermediate level proficiency in office-related software.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Education and Experience

• One-year prior customer service experience (preferably in food/beverage, or brewery/tap room setting) preferred.
• Cicerone Certified Beer Server certification, ServSafe certification, and TIPS certification preferred, but not required to apply; training opportunities will be provided after hire.

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Physical Conditions and Nature of Work Contacts

• Regular contacts are made with the general public. Some communication may be difficult requiring significant levels of tact.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds.
• Ability to manipulate 165-lb. kegs with/without dolly.
• Ability to transport 165 lb. on a dolly (dolly operation).
• Communication is usually cooperative in nature, with infrequent conflicts resolved by higher authority.
• Conducts work in a standing position; however, job requires walking, bending, stooping and lifting.
• Requires frequent operation of tap handles, dishwashers, and movement throughout brewery.
• Requires the ability to speak loudly to large groups of people.
• Requires flexibility in hours.

Our Story

The story of Devils Backbone Brewing Company goes like this: years ago, our founders, Steve and Heidi Crandall, were on a ski trip in the Alps when they tried their first craft beer, a German Weisse at a brewpub & it was like no beer they had ever tasted.

So, to satisfy their thirst for a local haunt that served craft European-style beers, they started a whole brewery complete with a full-on brewpub for locals and visitors. It became a place where folks could drink and tell stories about their time on the trail, ski slope, or both.

They named it Devils Backbone; the same name brave surveyors, including Thomas Jefferson’s dad, Peter, called this hard-to-summit mountain region almost 300 years ago. Kinda poetic, right?

In 2016, Devils Backbone Brewing Company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch. Since then, we’ve continued to brew award-winning beers that we’re proud of, as well as share our beers with more friends than ever before!

Well, there’s your history, and here’s a bit of our philosophy: we think being slow by nature is of mighty importance. It’s why we take our time brewing our lagers and it’s why we’re smack dab in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you’re ever in Virginia, we’d love you to stop by the brewery and have a beer with us.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As a leading global brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev is committed to finding innovative ways to continually improve. It's this kind of thinking that creates a unique work environment by rewarding talent, celebrating diversity, and encouraging forward thinking. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $7.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Food & Beverage Servers: 1 year (Preferred)
• Restaurant: 1 year (Preferred)
• Hospitality: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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